Farmers and enterprises need practical support from the credit package of VNĐ100 trillion (US$4.44 billion) for clean and high-tech agriculture development, according to experts.

Muay Thai master Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat made history by becoming the first Vietnamese fighter to win the world championship title seven times at the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur World Championships

 A fisherman in Khanh Hoa province caught a 307kg bluefin tuna. This fish has just been confirmed as the biggest bluefin tuna by the Vietnam Record.

 Hanoi-based An Sinh JSC has decided to file a lawsuit against the Minister of Transport for a decision related to 2 toll stations namely Hoang Mai (Nghe An province) and Bai Chay (Quang Ninh province).

The Railway Project Management Unit started to open the La Khe Station of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project to the public for one month.

 Within 5 days, two exhausted whales were washed over ashore on the coast of Quang Ngai province. Fishermen tried to return them to the sea but the whales could not survive.

The number of methanol poisoning cases from bad-quality alcohol keeps rising but there are still no quality standards for traditional alcohol, making it difficult to control illegal or sub-standard alcohol, 

To deal with possible electrical shortages during the dry season, the Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) will make the most of all power sources, including coal, gas, diesel-fueled and hydropower stations, 

 With regard to the recent serious river bank landslides, experts have warned that if sand mining continues, the situation will become worse.

 The Prime Minister asks leaders of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to clarify eight hot issues, including the planned retirement age hike and child sexual abuse.

 Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co Ltd (BSR), the operator of Dung Quat Oil Refinery, will conduct its IPO in the fourth quarter with 5-6% of shares to be offered, but certain difficulties are in sight, said BSR board chairman Nguyen Hoai Giang.

The Ministry of Education and Training plans to allow schools at all levels to recruit teachers on the basis of their specific requirements, instead of recruiting based on targets set by the education sector.

According to Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, many public hospital nationwide have gradually wiped out fully-subsidised mechanisms and shifted to self-independent financial models.

In a meeting with cabinet members in Hanoi on May 22 to discuss the country’s 2017 growth scenarios, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged them to actively take measures to realize the growth target of 6.7 per cent this year.

Bank plans to increase charter capital from $387.69 million to $607.96 million via selling 500 million shares to existing shareholders.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police in the southern province of Dong Thap have arrested a woman in connection with a human trafficking crime.

Residents of the southern Dong Nai Province’s Tan Phu District complain that at least 50 wells in their locality have been contaminated with petroleum, making the water inedible.

Jaap Van Norel of the Netherlands won the first ever Hoang Su Phi Mountain Bike Challenge 2017, which closed May 21 in the northeast province of Ha Giang.

The increasing intensity and devastation caused by natural disasters continues to pose an “enormous challenge” to the nation, causing severe losses of assets and human life, and threatens to derail Viet Nam’s development,

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of newly set up businesses in the real estate sector in the first four months of the year increased sharply compared with the same period last year.